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"Fifty Shades of Grey" stayed on top of the box office. Universal's erotic drama starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan earned $22.2 million at No. 1 in its second weekend at the box office. The total domestic haul for the adaptation of E.L. James' best-selling novel now stands at $129.1 million. The action spy film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" and the family friendly "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" similarly maintained their respective No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Fox's "Kingsman" grabbed $18.3 million, while Paramount's "SpongeBob" surfed away with $16.7 million. ___ The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian...

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